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Horseshoe Bend – Colorado River – Page – Arizona

May 19, 2021 0 Comments

Horseshoe Bend - Colorado River - Page - Arizona

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Horseshoe Bend is a spectacular desert landscape located just south of Page, Arizona and Glen Canyon Dam. Through this area flows the Colorado River, which originates in the high mountains of Colorado (La Poudre Pass near Grand Lake) and flows across southern Utah into Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon, Lake Meade and down along the Nevada, Arizona and California borders, until it empties into the waters of Baja, California in Mexico. Horseshoe Bend is one amazing twist or bend along the river, that from the view point in Page, drops nearly a thousand feet to the river bed. In hydrology terms its known as an incised meander.

What used to be a relatively unknown spot when I photographed it in 2010, now sees nearly 2 million visitors a year.

And if you find yourself in the area there is a view point of Glen Canyon Dam (looking North) just up the road that is equally spectacular.

National Park Service – Horseshoe Bend Overlook
YTravel – Visiting Horseshoe Bend

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World War Memorial – Indianapolis – Indiana

May 13, 2021 0 Comments

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The Indiana World War Memorial was built in 1924, as the centerpiece of a five city block plaza intended to honor the veterans of World War I. The construction of the plaza was in part intended to draw the newly formed American Legion, a non-profit organization dedicated to US war veterans, to establish its permanent headquarters in Indianapolis.

The World War Memorial was modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the original seven wonders of the world, located in Anatolia (now Turkey). The modern use of the term mausoleum comes from this tomb, and the ruler it was built for, Mausolus.

The photos feature the interior of the memorial, specifically the shrine room, includes the American flag, the star of destiny, and 40 foot columns of marble from Vermont. The other photo is the exterior and features the Pro Patria “For Country” statue.

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Bald Mountain – Uinta Mountains – Utah

May 12, 2021 0 Comments

Views of Bald Mountain from the summit and Mirror Lake


Bald Mountain is an 11,949-foot peak of the Uinta Mountain Range in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It can be found along the Mirror Lake Highway (State Hwy 150) which passes through the range from Kamas, Utah, to Evanston, WY.

The Uinta Mountains, a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, are the highest east-west mountain range in the United States, and the highest mountain range in the state of Utah. The highest peak, Kings Peak is 13,528 ft. Much of the rain from the east and southeast portions of the range flow into the Green River, and ultimately down the Colorado River to Mexico. Whereas water from the west and northwest portions of the range flow into the Provo, Weber and Bear Rivers. All three rivers flow into lakes, including Bear Lake, Utah Lake, and the Great Salt Lake, which is itself the end point for all three rivers, in Utah’s West Desert.

Given the shortness of the trail (about 2.7 miles round trip), the hike up and back from the summit probably offers the best bang for the buck of any trail in the Uinta Mountains. The view from the top as the photos show is amazing. The hike is probably best from April to September, but to avoid the potential for snow and cold weather, June-August are probably the best months.

See more images from the Colorado River watershed.

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